CANKTON IS GOING CASHLESS

Dear Valued Customers,

We’re excited to share that starting June 25th, 2025, Cankton City Hall and the Cankton Water System will be going cashless!

This change is part of our ongoing commitment to improve your experience with us. By switching to card and digital payments only, we’ll be able to serve you faster, safer, and more efficiently. Here are just a few benefits:

• Speed & Convenience: Contactless and digital payments mean quicker checkouts, so you spend less time waiting and more time enjoying.

• Enhanced Security: Reducing cash on-site lowers the risk of theft and helps keep our team and your transactions safer.

• Better Hygiene: Going cashless limits physical contact, supporting a cleaner and healthier environment.

• Simplified Operations: Streamlined payments help us focus more on delivering excellent service and less on handling cash logistics.

Cankton will accept all major credit/debit cards, checks, and money orders.

We’re pleased to announce that new police vehicles will soon be joining our fleet. This important update is part of our ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and ensure our officers are equipped with the tools they need to serve you effectively.

These new vehicles will offer improved reliability, safety features, and technology that support quicker response times and more efficient operations in the field. Whether it’s responding to emergencies, patrolling neighborhoods, or engaging with the community, our team will be better equipped than ever.

Customers on the Village of Cankton water system and residents can text  "cankton" to 21000 to be signed in for text notifications. 
   Please include name, address and cell #.  The customer will be notified through texting of pending emergencies. This service is for Village of Cankton residents only. 

HISTORY

The Village of Cankton is located on the southern border of St Landry parish in southwest Louisiana. The small community lies along Highway 93 and is a short distance from both Opelousas and Lafayette, Louisiana.

Cankton’s name originated from Dr. Louis Aristide “Cank” Guidry.  As a boy, Guidry would signal his family that he was home from a hunt by using the duck call which sounded like “Cank, cank, cank.” His family would say, "Cank est revenue.” (Cank is back) and his name stuck.

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